English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar

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A.Wallwork - English for Research Usage, Style, and Grammar - 2013

23.1
usage
An abbreviation is the short form of word (example etc. for etcetera ).
1. Only use abbreviations for words such as fi gure, table, and appendix , when such words are associated with a number.
2. Abbreviations tend to be less readable, so consider only using them when you are short of space.
3.
Don’t use a percentage sign unless it is associated with a number.
4. Abbreviations for academic and other work positions are not generally found in manuscripts. Exception Dr when Dr refers to someone with a PhD.
5. Abbreviations of academic degrees are not required when listing the names of the authors of your manuscript. For details on the abbreviations used for academic degrees in the UK and USA see http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_degree_abbreviations
; http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Academic_degree#Canada_and_United_States
YES
NOT RECOMMENDED
1 Seethe fi gure below. Seethe fi g . below.
2 See Appendix 1. See App . 1.
2 See Figure 5 on page 10. See fi g . 5 on p . 10.
3 This value is always expressed as ab percentageb . This value is always expressed as %.
4 These data were confirmed by
Professor Limb Senatorb Adams and General Kakowski. These data were confirmed by Prof. Limb Sen.b Adams and Gen. Kakowski.
5
Psycholinguistics as a teaching aid J Win, A Yang, P Li
Psycholinguistics as a teaching aid J Win, PhD ; A Yang, EdD ; P Lib MAb
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Abbreviations and Latin words usage
meaning, punctuation

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23.2
punctuation
1. Many authors use a capital letter with figure, table, appendix, both as full and abbreviated words. This rule only applies when these words are followed by a number.
2. The number that comes after an abbreviation is preceded by a space.
3. Abbreviations of quantities (examples meters, kilograms) are not followed by a full stop (.). Write such abbreviations in lowercase.

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